Where does “przeciętny” come from?

przeciętny (Polish) comes from Polish przeciąć, from Polish ciąć, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

przeciętny (Polish): average, mediocre

Definitions

  1. average, mediocre

Ancestry of “przeciętny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzeciąćto cut, to slice
2Polishciąćto cut
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “przeciętny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →